Pin.



W. H. RICE.

PIN.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21. 1910.

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ATTURNEY.

UNITED srrarrnsgagunr OFFICE.

WALTER H. RICE, OF WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO PHILIPWUNDERLE, OF CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND.

PIN.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept, 13, 1910.

Application filed January 21, 1910. Serial No. 539,380.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER H. RICE, a citizen of the United States,residing at WVarwick, in the county of Kent and State of Rhode Island,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pins, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to pins, brooches, and similar articles of jewelry,and particularly to the portion thereof connecting the body with the pinshaft.

When possible it is desirable to form the constituent parts of pins fromthin metal blanks which greatly cheapens and facilitates manufacture. Insuch case however, the journal ears for the pin shaft are, because oftheir thinness at this point of greatest strain, subject to distortionand destruction.

It is the purpose of my invention to remedy the above defect; also, toprovide a pin whose parts are adapted to standardization and to handlingas independent jewelry components.

Further objects are to provide a convenient and firm union of theassembled parts of the pin; to furnish a convenient downward andrearward stop to the travel of the pin; and to attain the above ends inan economic and simple structure.

To the above ends essentially my invention consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts hereinafter described, andembodied in the claims at the end of this specification.

In the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters indicatelike parts throughout the views, Figures 1 and 2, are plan views of theblanks for the pin body and the auxiliary member respectively, Fig. 3, aside elevation of blank shown in Fig. 1 after being initially formed,Fig. 4, a like elevation of the complete pin, Figs. 5, 6, and 7, side,front, and plan views respectively of the auxiliary member, Fig. 8, alongitudinal central section of the rear ortion of the pin, and Fig. 9,a section on line a: a: of Fig. 8.

The pin body may be of any form of construction suitable for carryingthe several details of mechanism. In the form thereof herein shown it iscut into a preferably plated thin metal blank, as shown in Fig. 1,comprising an oblong body portion A, a lateral end lug B, and oppositelydisposed lateral projections C near the other end provided with centralperforations, 0. At the front of the projections C are incisions (Z.Oppositely disposed incisions 0 occur in the blank at the base of thelug B. By suitable tools the blank is shaped as shown in Fig. 3. Theportion A constitutes a trans versely tapering hollow body; the part B,a catch; and the parts C, upright joint ears. An auxiliary orsupplemental member is formed also by cutting out of thin metal a blankshaped as shown in Fig. 2, comprising a body D, a laterally tapering endportion E, and lateral swells F upon the body provided with openings f.This blank is bent to form a member shaped as shown in Figs. 5 to 7inclusive. The portion E forms a forwardly extending base of slightlygreater breadth at its forward extremity than elsewhere. The portion Dis rearwardly and upwardly bent to form a semicircular rear wall; andthe swelled portions or lugs F are bent forwardly into parallelism witheach other to form side walls. The described auxiliary member is thusassembled with the body shown. The base E extends in front of the ears 0and rests upon the tapering bottom of the body A, the edges of whosewalls are inwardly rolled over the margins of the base E, as permittedby the incisions (Z and c, to form retaining beads or flanges H whichextend from the ears to the catch. The lower rear portion of the wall Drests in contact with the upturned end I of the body. The walls F restagainst and reinforce the ears C, and form with the rear wall D ashield. The openings f and c are in alinement and receive the usualpintle J upon which is mounted, intermediate the walls F, the hookshaped head K of a pin tongue L, adapted to engage the catch B in closedposition and to contact with the top of wall D in open position. Thiswall serves as a stop to the excessive rearward travel of the tongue.The lower forward portion 7:; of the head K when the pin is closed,contacts with the base E which imparts a tension to the tongue.

Not only does the auxiliary member reinforce the joint ears and afford astable support for the pintle, but shields the joint upon all exposedsides. The auxiliary member is insured against tilting by virtue of itsnumerous points of contact with the body as well as by the beads. Thebase portion of the auxiliary member adapts the same to a union with apin body in any usual known manner and contributes to its availabilityas an independent article of manufacture.

I do not desire to be limited to the exact details of construction shownand described, for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilledin the art.

What I claim is,-

1. In a pin, the combination with the body and ears thereon, of anindependent auxiliary member fixed to the body and overlapped by theears, a pintle mounted in the auxiliary member, and a pin tongue mountedupon the pintle.

2. In a pin, the combination with the body and joint ears thereon of anauxiliary member comprising side walls located between the ears, anupwardly directed rear wall, and a base engaging the body, a pintlemounted in the side walls and engaging the ears, and a pin tonguemounted upon the pintle.

3. In a pin, the combination with the body and joint ears thereon, of anauxiliary member comprising a base fixed to the body, side wallsintegral with the base engaging faces of the cars, a pintle mounted inthe walls and engaging the ears, and a pin tongue mounted upon thepintle between the walls.

4. In a pin, the combination with the body and joint ears thereon, of anauxiliary member comprising a base, upwardly directed side walls incontact with the ears, and an upwardly directed rear wall, a pintlemounted in the walls at a point below the 7 plane of the top of the rearwall and engaging the ears, and a pin tongue mounted upon the pintlewithin the walls of the auxiliary member.

5. In a pin, the combination with the body, joint ears thereon, and pintongue, of an auxiliary member formed independently of the body andsupported upon the body in contact with the ears, and beads upon thebody overlapping portions of the auxiliary member.

6. In a pin, the combination of a body provided with marginal beads andjoint ears thereon, an auxiliary member comprising a base resting uponthe body and engaged by the beads, and side walls extending upwardlyfrom the base and engaging the inner faces of the ears, a pintle mountedin the walls and engaging the ears, and a pin tongue mounted upon thepintle.

7. In a pin the combination with the body and joint ears thereon, of anindependent member comprising a base resting upon the body, and sidewalls integral with the base between the ears, marginal beads upon thebody engaging the base, a pintle mounted in the walls and engaging theears, a pin shaft, and a head upon the shaft engaging the pintle andadapted to contact with the base when the shaft is depressed.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

IVALTER H. RICE.

WVitnesses:

HORATIO E. BELLOWS, GEORGE H. MOLAUGHLIN.

